Qimen
祁门县
Kimen
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Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan
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Huangshan in Anhui
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| Coordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E / 29.854°N 117.717°E / 29.854; 117.717 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
| County seat | Qishan Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 145,644 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
245600
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Qimen County (simplified Chinese: 祁门县; traditional Chinese: 祁門縣; pinyin: Qímén Xiàn; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, bordering Jiangxi Province to the southwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level cityofHuangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of 2,257 square kilometres (871 sq mi). The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.
Qimen County was established in 766 during the Tang dynasty (Yongtai Era2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River (阊江) in the southwest.[citation needed]
The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.
Qimen County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 8 townships.[1]
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| Climate data for Qimen (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.1 (3.55) |
107.5 (4.23) |
171.8 (6.76) |
203.2 (8.00) |
245.7 (9.67) |
386.5 (15.22) |
246.8 (9.72) |
147.0 (5.79) |
72.6 (2.86) |
58.3 (2.30) |
71.0 (2.80) |
58.0 (2.28) |
1,858.5 (73.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 150 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.0 | 97.9 | 110.6 | 132.0 | 155.7 | 128.0 | 199.8 | 198.9 | 174.6 | 166.1 | 136.7 | 128.7 | 1,730 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.
Qimen is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
The area around the border with Shitai County contains a National Nature Reserve. It includes a 1,700-metre-high (5,600 ft) peak in the Huangshan Mountains.
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